The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-18
MANKAro FREE Press.
FRIDAY. MARCH ls. 1887
HIGH LICENSE.

The Ives act for the enforcement oil
the high license law contains some pref
ty direct language, and it will puzzle the
liquor dealers association to find any
way of avoiding its stringent provisions.
In fact reading of the sections quoted
below shows that the wisest course for
the liquor men 10 pursue will be 10
gracefully submit to the law, which the
public sentiment of the State has al
ready endorsed. At least, as things
look now, it will not pay to run the risk
of a violation of the act. We quote:
"The county commissioners of any
county, or the common council of any
city, village or borough, and the authori-
ties of any municipal corporation who
are authorized to issue any license for
the sale of intoxicating liquors, after no.
tice to the person holding any such IL
cense and reasonable opportunity for
him 10 be heard by them, or by com.
mittee of their number, may revoke any
such license and declare the same for
feited upon proof satisfactory to them
that he has violated any of the laws OF
this State regulating the sale ofintoxicat-
ing liquors, or has violated any provi-
sion of law regulating persons so licen-
sed to sell, or places where such liquors
are sold, or any of the conditions Of the
bond required to be given by such IL
censee; and any such license shall cease
to be i'm force from and after such revo-
cation. The pendency of proceedings
before a court of justice shall not sus-
pend or interfere with the power herein
given to revoke a license, or declare a
forfeiture. In all those cases where any
such license is revoked, or declared for
feited by reason of any violation OF the
law relative to the sale of intoxicating
liquor to a minor, habitual drunkard, or
Incorporate drinker of intoxicating
liquor, or after notice forbidding such
sale, the hcensee shall be disqualified
to receive license for the period OF
five years thereafter; and in all other
cases for the period of one year after the
expiration of the time of the license 50
forfeited; and if the licensee is the own
er of the premises described in, or COW
cred by such license, no license shall be
issued to be exercised on said premises
for the residue of the term thereof.
"Sectlon 20. All applications for a Ii
cense to sell intoxicating liquors to the
commissioners of any county or to the
authorities of any municipal corporation
IN this State authorized to grant the
same, shall be in writing; and shall de-
signate the place where such business is
to be carried on. Upon receiving any
such application, the County Auditor OF
the clerk of any such municipal corpor.
alton shall cause notice of such appli-
cation, containing the name ofthe appli.
cant, a description of the premises as
stated in the application, and the time
when the same will be heard, to be pub.
lished in the official newspaper of such
county or municipal corporation at least
two weeks Immediately preceding the
time of such hearing, or IN case there be
no such official paper, then such notice
shall be published in some newspaper
of general circulation printed and pub.
lished in the county within which such
license is granted. Any person may ap.
pear at the time stated and object to the
granting of such license; and if it shall
appear to the board or municipal au.
thOrities empowered to grant such Ii.
cense, that the applicant has knowingly
violated any of the laws of this State re-
gulating the liquor traffic, or of the
municipality where such application If
made, within the year preceding such
application, or any law relating to the
sale of intoxicating liquors to minors
habitual drunkards or incorporate
drinkers after receiving notice forbid
ding such sale, within five years preced
ing such application, such board OF
municipal authorities shall refuse tC
grant the license"